daviess’s BodyBlog

    A common struggle among women today is the acceptance of ones self; the desire to be happy with the reflection in the mirror, but to also be wanted and accepted physically by others. During this struggle it is hard to not give in, and to conform, to an image society shoves at you. By telling you the way you should look, or what is beautiful, sexy, or even feminine.

    In many sports women deal with body image issues. Within themselves, as well as the public eye. There is one sport that is especially filled with criticism and judgment to the body. This is bodybuilding. One purposely puts themselves upon stage to have there bodies analyzed and picked apart. For women this competition can be especially hard. And this judgment of the body does not only take hold on competition day.
    In a paper written by Marcia Ian she talks about women’s place in this sport, “In what other sport could a female competitor be expected to limit her achievement for fear of losing her proper gender?” In bodybuilding, or its counterparts, women can be marked down if they appear to “masculine”.
    One of the counterparts to women’s bodybuilding is fitness and figure. Within this category a women is to possess muscle and conditioning, but is expected to appear more feminine and less muscular. A personal journey to get to this point can be both rewarding and very challenging for the competitor. A daily struggle with ones self; as well as with the people around them, including family, friends, and the general public eye. 

Well today i was pretty good for food intake! Especially considering I have started to do cardio twice a day. My %’s are perfect! Now I just have to work on lowering the calories a lil more….

For cardio..

This afternoon after class I did some mixed, between the treadmill, eliptical, and stairmaster. Totaling 45min. And I just got back from an hour at the pool. 20min on the treadmill walking 3.0 on an 11% incline and prob about 30min pool leisure. I love the pool, so refreshing. It is also very good for my ankle it seems, which BTW is getting better since I wear a brace regularily.

My intake

Meal 1: 2 Veegan Eggs, 1 sml breakfast sausage, Yerba Mate tea

Meal 2: 26g Almonds, Coffee

Meal3: 2 Omega Eggs, 1oz “Fresh” Mozza Cheese, coffee

Meal4: 3oz Deer Meat, Spinach, Butter

Meal5: Celery, tbsp nat. pnt btr, coffee

Meal 6: 2oz Deer Meat, tsp Cream Cheese

Meal 7: 1slice 3gCarb Powerflax bread, 1oz cheese, tsp Mayo, Slices Green pepper

I just wonder, is snacking a bad thing? If it fits into your totals is it ok to have a small piece of something, or do you have to wait the 2-3 hrs so your body burns more stored fat?

So hopefully tomorrow will be even better Im proud of myself for getting the macro’s on the head and getting cardio done twice, when I am soo damn tired. I cant wait till my fat burner pills get here. haha

I also have to take this month off mma training It is too hard on the CNS, and can hinder my progress. Oh well I am sure Id be brutal anyways with the low carb stone on. lol

~Shannon